Armed Forces: Health Services

Menzies Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what targets have been set for the recruitment of armed forces medical personnel.

Andrew Robathan: Figures for the medical trades/corps for which recruitment targets have been set are shown in the following tables:
	
		
			  Royal Navy 
			   Financial year 2010-11 
			  Officers  
			 Queen Alexandra Royal Navy Nursing Service 5 
			 Environmental health officer 2 
			 Doctors 19 
			 Dentists 3 
			   
			  Ratings  
			 Naval nurse (qualified) 11 
			 Naval nurse (student) 4 
			 Medical assistant 32 
			 Medical assistant (submarines) 7 
			 Dental surgery assistant 7 
		
	
	
		
			  Army officers 
			   Financial year 
			   2010  2011 
			 Royal Army Medical Corps 70 70 
			 Royal Army Veterinary Corps 3 3 
			 Royal Army Dental Corps 12 12 
			 Queen Alexandra Royal Army Nursing Corps 24 24 
		
	
	
		
			  Soldiers 
			   Financial year 2010-11 
			 Combat medical technician 140 
			 Environmental health technician 2 
			 Biomedical scientist 3 
			 Operating department practitioner 3 
			 Pharmaceutical technician 1 
			 Dog trainer 20 
			 Veterinary technician 1 
			 Dental support specialist 5 
			 Registered Nurse adult health 31 
			 Registered Nurse mental health 0 
		
	
	
		
			  RAF 
			   Financial year 2010-11 
			 Medical Officer 33 
			 Dental Officer 4 
			 Nursing Officer 16 
			 Registered Nurses 14 
			 Student Nurses 12 
			 Physiotherapist 14